The Fuller Center for Housing“For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.” Hebrews 3:4

The Fuller Center for Housing’s mission statement states that: The Fuller Center for Housing, faith-driven and Christ-centered, promotes collaborative and

innovative partnerships with individuals and organizations in an unrelenting quest to provide adequate shelter for all people in need worldwide.

The Fuller Center is founded on the principles that: We are part of a God movement, and movements don’t just stop. We have been called to this housing ministry; we didn’t just stumble into it. We are unashamedly Christian,

and enthusiastically ecumenical. We aren’t a church but we are servant of the Church. We are faith driven, knowing that after we’ve done all we can do the Lord will help finish the job—something that requires us to

stretch beyond our rational reach. We are a grassroots ministry, recognizing that the real work happens on the ground in communities around the world through our covenant partners, so a large, overseeing bureaucracy

isn’t need. And lastly, we try to follow the teachings of the Bible and believe that it says that we shouldn’t change interest of the poor, so we don’t. Government has a role in our work in helping set stage, but that we

shouldn’t look to it as a means to fund the building of a home.

The Legend: Millard Fuller“I see life as both a gift and a responsibility. My responsibility is to use what God has given me to help His

people in need.” –Millard Fuller

Millard Fuller was born on January 3, 1935 in the small town of Lanett, Alabama. Millard grew up to become the ultimate philanthropist; he was the founder of both Habitat for Humanity International and the Fuller Center for Housing. In 1976, Habitat was founded and during his 29-year leadership, over 200,000 homes were built with projects in 100 countries. In April of 2005, Millard and his wife, Linda, founded the Fuller Center for Housing. Millard and Linda married in 1959 and during their 50 years of marriage, they were honored by presidents, universities and civic organizations. Millard help more than 50 honorary doctorate degrees for his leadership and was also awarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Millard passed a year ago on February 3, 2009, but his legacy continues through his sermons, his legacy and through the Fuller Center for Housing.

The HistoryMillard Fuller majored in economics at Auburn University and received his law degree from the University of Alabama. Millard was a successful businessman and became a millionaire by the time he was 29-years-old. In 1968, the Fuller’s gave up their wealth and moved to Koinonia Farm in southwest Georgia. Together, Millard and Clarence Jordan formed Partnership Housing, which is now known as Habitat for Humanity.

In 2005, the Fuller Center for Housing was founded after Millard and Linda Fuller left Habitat for Humanity. The Fuller Center is currently building and renovating home in 17 countries and in 57 communities in the United States. The Fuller Center’s working mission is to help more than 1 billion people worldwide who live in poverty housing. Millard’s commitment and legacy to eliminate poverty housing continues today though the “hearts and hands of thousands of volunteers who seem to build a better world, one house at a time.” After Millard’s unexpected death in February 2009, David Snell took over at the president of the Fuller Center for Housing.

Fuller Center Partners

The Fuller Center for Housing has many opportunities for individuals to get involved. •The Fuller Center has 54 covenant partners in 26 U.S. states.•The Fuller Center has 17 international covenant partners in Armenia, Australia, the Cook Islands, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Ghana, Haiti, India, Nepal, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka. •The Fuller Center also has Disaster ReBuilders, Global Builders, Student Builders and RV Builders. •The Fuller Center also has special projects that include: Millard Fuller Legacy Builds, Earth Day and the Fuller Center for Housing Bike Adventure.

Join the Movement!

“I Have a Dream” –MLK Jr.As Millard Fuller used to say: “ The future of this movement lies with the young people.” My dream started when my father signed on to become the president of the Tallahassee covenant partner with the Fuller Center for Housing. His commitment to our community inspired me and wished that students at Florida State University had the chance to give back, as well. Students Builders is a faith-bases, student-led service organization that seeks to build each other up in Christ, build support, build homes and build awareness. The student builders covenant partner at Florida State University started out with seven members and now has grown into an organization with over 75 active members. In my time as president and founder, we renovated over eight houses. Millard’s legacy continues to inspire me to be a better person and continue my love for serving my community and eliminating poverty housing.

Sources

• www.fullercenter.org